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13-letter words containing n, a, j, i

  • judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
  • judgmentalism — Judgmental behaviour or attitude.
  • junggar pendi — an arid region of W China, in N Xinjiang between the Altai Mountains and the Tian Shan
  • junior league — any local branch of a women's organization, the Association of the Junior Leagues of America, Inc., the members of which are engaged in volunteer welfare work, civic affairs, etc.
  • junior rating — a military rank for non-officer personnel in the navy
  • jus canonicum — canon law.
  • jus sanguinis — the principle that the country of nationality of a child is that of the country of nationality of the parents.
  • just a minute — wait, stop
  • justification — a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party.
  • justin martyrSaint, a.d. c100–163? early church historian and philosopher.
  • juxtaposition — an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
  • measuring jug — a graduated jug used in cooking to measure ingredients
  • mineral jelly — a gelatinous product made from petroleum, used to stabilize certain explosives.
  • misadjustment — Wrong or unsuitable adjustment.
  • nailing jelly — like nailing jelly to a tree
  • night jasmine — Also called hursinghar, sad tree, tree of sadness. a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, of the verbena family, having fragrant, white and orange flowers that bloom at night.
  • non-juridical — of or relating to the administration of justice.
  • nonpejorative — Not pejorative.
  • objectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
  • objectionably — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
  • prejudication — the act of judging beforehand
  • pride and joy — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
  • riding jacket — coat worn for horse-riding
  • roasting jack — a rotating spit for roasting meat on
  • san juan hill — a hill in SE Cuba, near Santiago de Cuba: captured by U.S. forces in battle during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
  • scarfed joint — a lapped joint between two pieces of timber made by notching or grooving the ends and strapping, bolting, or gluing the two pieces together
  • sino-japanese — having to do with both China and Japan
  • standing joke — If something is a standing joke among a group of people, they often make jokes about it.
  • standing jump — a jump performed from a stationary position without a run-up
  • tale of genji — a novel (1001–20?) by Lady Murasaki, dealing with Japanese court life.
  • unadjudicated — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
  • unjustifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
  • unjustifiably — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
  • vijaya pandit — Vijaya Lakshmi [vi-jahy-uh lahk-shmee] /vɪˈdʒaɪ ə ˈlɑk ʃmi/ (Show IPA), 1900–90, Indian stateswoman (sister of Jawaharlal Nehru).
  • wandering jew — a legendary character condemned to roam without rest because he struck Christ on the day of the Crucifixion.
  • wang jing wei — 1883–1944, Chinese politician. A leading revolutionary, he struggled (1927–32) with Chiang Kai-shek for control of the Kuomintang. During World War II he was head of a Japanese puppet government in Nanjing
  • weather joint — a mortar joint having a downward and outward slope.
  • zinjanthropus — the genus to which Australopithecus boisei was formerly assigned.
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